Member of Technical Staff (Golang Engineer, Search)
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Joblaze summary
In the role of Search Golang Engineer at Perplexity AI, the individual will focus on designing and maintaining scalable backend systems that efficiently handle high volumes of search queries. Proficiency in Golang, along with a solid grasp of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, is essential for success in this position. This role is ideal for experienced engineers who have a strong background in building production-level services and are adept at addressing scaling challenges. The team emphasizes collaboration across various departments to enhance system resilience and operational excellence.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Perplexity's career page.
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Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Member of Technical Staff (Golang Engineer, Search) role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Golang, Linux.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Perplexity targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Member of Technical Staff (Golang Engineer, Search) role at Perplexity.
From the original posting
Join Perplexity AI as a Search Golang Engineer and help architect the next generation of massively scalable, AI-powered search infrastructure. In this role, you’ll leverage Golang to design, implement, and operate backend systems that handle millions of queries with uncompromising reliability and efficiency.
Responsibilities:
Build highly scalable, distributed backend services using Golang
Design, develop, and maintain search infrastructure that supports exponential traffic growth
Engineer cloud-native solutions, optimizing for horizontal scale and rapid failover
Implement robust monitoring, autoscaling, and incident recovery strategies
Collaborate with product, infra, and devops teams to maximize throughput and resilience
Drive improvements in CI/CD, automation, and operational excellence for backend systems
Mentor peers and champion scalable design principles across the organization
Requirements
Significant experience developing scalable Golang services for production environments
Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
Proven track record implementing systems that scale to millions of users
Strong background in Linux performance tuning, monitoring, and debugging
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and automation
Ability to proactively tackle scaling challenges—anticipating bottlenecks before they arise
Passion for building backend solutions that power real-time, reliable search